Grants from Transportation, Interior and Agriculture will fund road and harbor projects, energy development and cleanup of old oil wells.
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Dunleavy makes first official Yukon visit, signs Alaska Highway maintenance agreement
A new memorandum of understanding, signed Friday by Dunleavy and Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai, affects the section of the highway between Destruction Bay and the Alaska border.
‘Black Lives in Alaska’ highlights more than 150 years of African American history
Despite their small population, Black Alaskans have a history in the state that stretches back more than a century.
‘She wasn’t afraid of adventure’: Alaska author Lael Morgan dies at 86
Longtime Alaska journalist, author and historian Lael Morgan died last week at age 86.
Deep snow is forcing bison onto the Alaska Highway
The December storms that dumped snow and then rain on top have made it very hard for the animals to move around and forage.
Between the lines: 8 ways the US Senate infrastructure bill sends money to Alaska
The bill doesn’t earmark money for a lot of specific projects, but if you read it — sometimes between the lines — you’ll find billions of dollars designed to benefit Alaska.
Canada’s border is still closed to nonessential travel, even if you’ve been vaccinated
Your RV or campervan may be all tuned up and ready to drive the Alaska Highway, but Canada’s borders remain closed to all but essential travel. And don’t bother flashing your vaccination card.
Delta, Greely celebrate Alaska Highway’s 75th anniversary, black troops who helped build it
Gov. Bill Walker and other state and local leaders attended a tribute to Leonard Larkins, 96, one of more than 3,000 African-American soldiers who helped build the Alaska Highway.
Alaska Highway 75th anniversary: A tribute to veterans who helped build ‘road to civil rights’
Alaskans will celebrate the 75th anniversary this year of the Alaska Highway. Organizers of those celebrations plan to include tributes to the African-American soldiers who helped carve the road out of rugged wilderness.
Walker signs bill recognizing black Americans who helped build Alaska Highway
On Sunday, Gov. Bill Walker signed Senate Bill 46 into law, establishing October 25 as “African American Soldiers’ Contribution to Building the Alaska Highway Day.”